| Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Scientific name Pipiza bimaculata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Eristalinae Rank Species | |
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| Similar Pipiza luteitarsis, Pipiza quadrimaculata, Pipizella viduata, Melanogaster hirtella, Pipiza | ||
Pipiza bimaculata pest enka
Pipiza bimaculata is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
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Description
External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 4·5-6 ·5 mm. Abdomen large yellow spots.Tarsae 1 all segments black. Face not broadened towards mouth edge with eye margins parallel.Wing diffusely infuscated or hyaline. 3rd segment of antenna longer than wide.See references for determination.
Distribution
Palearctic Atlantic Europe.All Europe if older determinations are correct.
Biology
Habitat:Quercus woodland. Flowers visited include Ranunculus. Flies May to June .
References
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